moodboard | Image Source | Getty Images Women face a unique set of challenges when it comes to retirement planning. Unfortunately, research shows female workers are coming up short compared to their male counterparts. The good news is there is room for women workers to take steps now to improve their prospects for a better-quality
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Sdi Productions | E+ | Getty Images There’s a chance your health insurance company owes you some cash. Depending on how you get your coverage, you may be one of the 8.2 million policyholders expected to get a piece of $1 billion in premium rebates this fall from various insurers, according to a preliminary analysis
Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference announcing the State and Local Taxes (SALT) Caucus outside the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2021. Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Three House Democrats are still pushing for relief on the $10,000 limit on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, known as
Cheerful female entrepreneur watching movie on laptop. Beautiful young woman is spending leisure time at home. She is sitting with legs crossed on sofa. Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images As high inflation persists, many Americans are seeing their hard-earned incomes covering fewer of the essentials. For some, a side hustle may make a
Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty Images The IRS is working to boost its audit rates for the wealthiest Americans, according to a statement released with the agency’s annual Data Book, covering activities for the 2021 fiscal year. While plummeting audits have drawn scrutiny from Congress, percentages have doubled for filers making over $100,000 to more than
Professionalstudioimages | Istock | Getty Images The clock is ticking for Congress when it comes to shoring up the Social Security trust funds, according to an annual report released on Thursday by the program’s trustees. Both Social Security and Medicare face long-term financing shortfalls, due to the fact that those programs will grow faster than
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc | DigitalVision | Getty Images There’s a decent chance you don’t have a good handle on how much your subscriptions are really costing you. Consumers’ offhand guess of how much they spend monthly on subscriptions averaged $86, according to a survey commissioned by market research firm C+R Research. Yet when asked
Teachers line up to enter Everest College, one of the Corinthian Colleges that closed, for a meeting and opportunity to collect their personal items, in City of Industry, Calif., April 27, 2015. Al Seib | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Biden administration plans to cancel all outstanding student loans for those who attended
David Jakle | Image Source | Getty Images It’s been a tough year for municipal bonds, with investors cashing out amid rising interest rates. However, higher yields and strong credit may be sparking a shift, experts say. While investors piled a record-breaking $96.8 billion of net money into U.S. muni mutual and exchange-traded funds in
xavierarnau Many investors are missing out on one of the most valuable parts of retirement planning: time. A Bankrate survey found that almost 36% of respondents have never had a retirement account. Not saving enough for retirement is a big financial regret for many people, the research found. There’s a key reason for that remorse. For
Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images Employees who work remotely don’t look favorably on the notion of returning to the office. To that point, 45% of people who work from home said they’d be at least somewhat likely to look for a new job if required to return to work in person, according to
A customer pumps gas into their car at a gas station on May 18, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Americans’ finances are being squeezed as inflation pushes up prices on things such as rent, groceries and gasoline. As a result, one-quarter of Americans will have to delay their retirement, according to